Diary of the All-Russian Winter Spartakiade of Deaf Sports: Day Seven
Today, on February 12, as part of the All-Russian Winter Spartakiade for Deaf Sports, one set of awards was contested. At the slopes of the "Metallurg-Magnitogorsk" skiing center, the third day of alpine skiing competitions took place, where athletes competed in the supercombination discipline, which included super-G and slalom runs. The favorites maintained their positions from the previous day.
Results:
Women:
1st place - Karina Gaidamashchuk (Sakhalin region)
2nd place - Angelina Khamitsevich (Republic of Bashkortostan)
3rd place - Svetlana Voronina (Tambov region)
Men:
1st place - Pavel Kazakov (Moscow region)
2nd place - Zulfir Zainullin (Republic of Bashkortostan)
3rd place - Kirill Gaidamashchuk (Sakhalin region)
Meanwhile, at the city sports palace, the hockey players competed in crucial semi-final matches to determine the finalists for tomorrow's championship. In the consolation match for 5th-6th places, the St. Petersburg team defeated the Samara team 6:3. The Novosibirsk team dominated the Tver team with a resounding 14:0 victory. The highlight of the day was the intense and unpredictable match between the Sverdlovsk and Moscow teams. Both sides launched continuous attacks, creating dangerous opportunities. The game remained tightly contested until the final period, when the Moscow team scored the decisive goal, securing a 6:5 victory. Tomorrow, the final will feature a thrilling showdown between the Novosibirsk and Moscow teams, the two strongest teams in the country.
In the futsal tournament, the penultimate round took place at the sports hall of the Bashkir State Agrarian University. The match between the Voronezh and Novosibirsk teams determined the tournament's winner. The Novosibirsk team needed a victory, while Voronezh only required a draw. The game was intense, with both teams displaying high levels of skill and tactical prowess. Despite leading 2:1 at one point, the Novosibirsk team's fatigue, due to a shorter bench, allowed Voronezh to equalize, resulting in a 2:2 draw. Voronezh is now poised to secure the championship in their final match against the Sverdlovsk region. Another exciting match saw Samara and Sverdlovsk battle to a 7:7 draw, while St. Petersburg secured a routine 3:0 victory over Astrakhan, clinching the bronze medals. In the women's matches, Moscow defeated the Ulyanovsk region 3:0, and the Moscow region triumphed over St. Petersburg 5:0.
The chess competitions continued, with the women's teams competing today. After three rounds, the leading contenders for victory have emerged. In the men's team competition, Moscow, St. Petersburg, and the Republic of Bashkortostan are leading with two rounds remaining. Among the women's teams, St. Petersburg, alongside the Rostov and Sverdlovsk regions, is in the lead.
At the Ishimbay Arena, curling battles continued in individual, mixed doubles, and team events. The final games in all disciplines will take place tomorrow. Below are the results of the penultimate rounds:
Men:
Krasnoyarsk region - Udmurt Republic 6:4
Chelyabinsk region - St. Petersburg 8:7
Novosibirsk region - Republic of Bashkortostan 8:3
Moscow - Tomsk region 4:5
Women:
Udmurt Republic - Krasnoyarsk region 4:8
Republic of Bashkortostan - Chelyabinsk region 2:9
Moscow - St Petersburg 11:5
Tomsk region - Kaliningrad region 4:5
Mixed doubles:
Moscow - St Petersburg 8:6
Krasnoyarsk Krai - Republic of Bashkortostan 9:0
Udmurt Republic - Tomsk region 6:5
Chelyabinsk region - Novosibirsk region 8:3
Text: Nurlan Tazhigulov, Olga Troinikova, Andrei Popov
Photo: Sofia Rumiantseva, Elena Avramenko, press service of the Ministry of Sport of the Republic of Bashkortostan
Translation: Daria Kudelina
